R O B E R T K L E I N
For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained
audiences, and has an acclaimed career in comedy, on
Broadway, on television, and in film.
In the spring of 2017, his documentary “Robert Klein
Still Can’t Stop His Leg” aired on STARZ. The special is a
hilarious look at his life and career, featuring Jerry Seinfeld,
Bill Maher, Ray Romano, David Steinberg, Fred Willard, John
Stewart, Jay Leno and others discussing Klein’s influence on
their careers, comedy as a whole, and their reverence of his
comedic genius.
Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed “Second
City” theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice
for Grammy Awards for “Best Comedy Album of the Year” for
his albums “Child of the Fifties” and “Mind Over Matter.”
He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor,
and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his
performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, “They’re Playing
Our Song.” In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics
Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in
Wendy Wasserstein’s, “The Sisters Rosensweig.”
In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live
concert on Home Box Office. He has gone on to do nine oneman
shows for HBO and received his first Emmy nomination
for Outstanding Music and Lyrics in 2001 for Robert Klein:
“Child in His 50’s.” Klein released “Robert Klein: The HBO
Specials 1975-2005,” a collector’s DVD box set to critical
acclaim.
His most recent special for HBO, “Robert Klein: Unfair
and Unbalanced earned him a second Emmy nomination in
2011 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. The special is
available on DVD.
Among dozens of starring and guest-starring roles on
television, he co-starred in the hit NBC series, “Sisters,” has
a recurring guest-starring role on “Law and Order” and has
guest starred on “The Good Wife” and “Royal Pains.” He
regularly appeared on talk shows, making more than 100
appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “Late Show with